Example sentences of "[det] [noun] for the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes I pick up on the comment from the , Notts are n't as in control as they were , after first Tony and then Paul got their names on the score sheet in each case for the first time this season , both with bristling finishing efforts and you 'd be a harsh critic indeed who did n't agree that Pisa deserved to pull one back because they played some fine attacking football , and it was the player who 's caused most danger , who 's wearing the number eleven that moved across to the right hand side , got clear of the defence , pulled back an absolutely brilliant clot cross and in the middle who 'd missed an earlier header on fifteen minutes to make it one one , did n't miss on this occasion . |
| 2 | But that Saturday for the first time in his life , he invited his youngest son Patsy to attend the ball-game along with himself and his other three sons . |
| 3 | Compagnie des Machines Bull SA , facing probably the biggest crisis in its history now that it is confronted with an administration not prepared to pour ever more good taxpayers ' money after bad ( CI No 2,166 ) , yesterday reported that turnover for the first quarter of the year crashed by 10.6% , to the equivalent of $943m ; sales slumped 16.5% to $422m and rentals and services fell 5.1% to $521m . |
| 4 | And now facing probably the biggest crisis in its history , Bull last week reported that turnover for the first quarter of the year crashed by 10.6% , to the equivalent of $943m . |
| 5 | My initial impression , on seeing this guitar for the first time , was that Rockwood have tried very hard to steer away from total Strat clone , whilst keeping all the essential ingredients pretty much to the fore . |
| 6 | In response to Air Ministry Specification R14/24 calling for a large , long-range flying-boat , Blackburn Aircraft ventured into this field for the first time in 1924 with their RB.1 Iris ( Blackburn 's previous flying-boat experience had been with the diminutive N.1B and Pellet single-seat designs ) . |
| 7 | Indeed , I have found that students and businessmen who are using this technique for the first time tend to get confused between the two axes . |
| 8 | Large areas of western Scotland , mid- and North Wales and the upland zones of the North and South West of England have exhibited population gains , in some cases for the first time in over a century . |
| 9 | In the event of trouble , many of the non-union operators now would have easier access — in some cases for the first time — to the political system and its protective police arm . |
| 10 | Along with the island 's hydro-electric scheme — bringing power to some houses for the first time — and the harbour improvements , the incident will probably go down in Shetland annals as another stage in Foula 's modernisation . |
| 11 | In fact they were clearly entranced by Hannah — which , it has to be said , is par for the course with everyone meeting this lady for the first time . |
| 12 | ‘ That was something I missed terribly when I retired and doing this race for the first time is a way of replacing it . ’ |
| 13 | General Motors and Ford both expect to lose money on car manufacturing this quarter for the first time since the 1982 recession , largely as a result of overcapacity in the market . |
| 14 | Today , Kirov intended to call upon this facility for the first time . |
| 15 | 24 year old Shaun Gooch and 22 year old Anthony Gallagher , both from Swindon arrived at Gloucester Crown Court this morning for the first day of their trial . |
| 16 | We can not have a Briton winning the US Masters for the first time again , nor a Briton putting the green jacket on yet another Briton for the first time again . |
| 17 | Several of the articles in this important collection produced over the last ten years and gathered together in this volume for the first time , focus particularly on ordinary femininity . |
| 18 | A few suggestions for the first line : |
| 19 | Bernard Breslauer has the finest collection of illuminated leaves in the U.S. , on display this month for the first time |
| 20 | It was announced yesterday that the Glasgow Cup tournament will be played this season for the first time on an all-weather pitch . |
| 21 | Marco van Basten , the European Footballer of the Year , gave European champions Milan a timely boost by returning to the squad for training this week for the first time since a cartilage operation on 1 September . |
| 22 | The trees are being re-coppiced this week for the first time in more than 50 years to keep them healthy . |
| 23 | A board beside it bore a specification of the car and an outline of the services offered by Hazards Limited , who were sponsoring this prize for the first player to ace the hole . |
| 24 | The thrill of crossing the Knucklas viaduct with its castellated ends , some members for the first time . |
| 25 | Listen to his way with Chopin 's instruction la melodia tenuta e legata in the E minor , Op. 25 No. 5 , or the urgency ( rather than mere proficiency ) with which the notorious thirds of Op. 25 No. 6 are propelled , and you may well feel that you are hearing this music for the first time . |
| 26 | She talked with him for nearly ten minutes , and as the officers drew her away , Walford snatched her hand and kissed it , ‘ some tears for the first time rolling down his cheeks ’ . |
| 27 | Christina felt herself relaxing with Elaine , and was enjoying the company of another female for the first time in weeks . |
| 28 | ‘ I went back for a couple of months this summer for the first time in four years . |
| 29 | The recruitment of colonial troops , mainly by the French who hoped by this means to offset the demographic superiority of the Germans ( a subject anxiously discussed in the 1860s ) , brought some others for the first time into a European environment . |
| 30 | THE European Community Cross Country Cup competition comes to Britain this weekend for the first time , with races at Hartsdown Park in Margate tomorrow , writes John Rodda . |